English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Swinklebank

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Swinkel(l)ban(c)k, Swynkel(l)ban(c)k 1579 1580 1692 Dep
  • Swinkle Bank 1823 M
  • Swindle bank 1836 KCR

Etymology

Swinklebank, Swinkel (l )ban (c )k , Swynkel (l )ban (c )k 1579FF , Kend i, 304, 1580 ib i, 159, 1692Dep , Swinkle Bank 1823 M, Swindle bank 1836KCR .The first el. is probably a p.n. Swin-keld 'swine spring', v. swīn , kelda , banke .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement